Stylistic description as historical method: French films of the German Occupation.(Style in Cinema)
From: Style
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Date: 9/22/1998
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Author: O'Brien, Charles
This article uses the French cinema of the occupation as a case study for inquiry into the function of stylistic analysis within film historiography. Centering on techniques of film sound, the case study concerns a shift away from direct sound, the standard sound technique in France during the 1930s, and toward postsynchronization, which became the norm during the occupation. The basic methodological claim is that the descriptive analysis of film style can reveal a pre-reflective aspect ...
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